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Portable-VirtualBoxHyper-V
Free

Free and open source; VirtualBox itself is downloaded from its official source.

 Free

Included at no extra cost in Windows Pro, Enterprise and Windows Server editions.

Windows Windows
  • Runs VirtualBox without installing it on the host
  • Fetches the official VirtualBox installer for you
  • Built into Windows with nothing extra to buy
  • Type-1 hypervisor with near-native performance
  • Windows only
  • Depends on VirtualBox drivers being loaded at runtime, which may need administrator rights
  • Not available on Windows Home editions
  • Windows only
Downloadable app Operating system
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-only License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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